Dorchester, Market Day 1955
Photo ref: D44055
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Photo of Dorchester, Market Day 1955

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Memories of Dorchester, Market Day 1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Dorchester, Market Day 1955

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‘I remember when’ - yes, I remember market day in Dorchester very well – when your picture was taken I was 10 years old, and could well have been one of the children in your picture. On Wednesdays, during school holidays Mum took my brother and I to Dorchester on the bus and we would go'‘into town’ first to do the weekly shop. This photograph shows South Street (facing south) where they also (and still do) had ...see more